Take care all

All my toons were freedom toons. I was a solo player running 2 solo VG/SG Groups. But I was able to do everything this game offered because of the ability to PuG.

Because of my RL this game allowed me to do things and log off when needed. No needing to wait 2 hours to set up a raid and then 3 or 4 hours to run it as it is or was in WoW. No need to have max dps. No need to have X type of toon. It could be 8 tanks or 8 defenders. It was all good and all doable.

The biggest pain in the *** was the respecs. But I would not complained a bit if I knew this was gonna happen.

I had 8 days off from work and I'm a bit confused on what I want to do now. I know the game will be open for a few months I think or hope. But also part of me wants to just move on.

Anyways who knows.. Its just hard. This was my past time and it was a perfect past time for me. I'm being redundant but the ability to do what you want when you want just fit very well for me.

I loved making odd toons that could solo 4/8 content. To me that is what this was about. What build could I make and what is the highest setting they could handle. It was fun and allowed me to solo and team.

It was cool getting tells from team members when they seen that my X toon build could handle something they didn't expect. And I enjoyed explaining why it could when asked.

I would like to thank Adeon Hawkwood and Static X for teaching me about Defense cap years ago. I would also like to thank Dechs Kaison for keeping that defense guide that was my bible for this religion.

Of course I would also like to say thank you to all the market people who took the time to explain how that stuff worked. Even when I was slow to get it.

Thank you Nethergoat for that retrofitting AR Device thread which gave me ideas over the years to improve and expand on my AR Device.

It kills me that I respeced my AR Device to what I thought was the best build I could ever make for i24 and never see it happen. Every power was slotted with something of value and not wasted. Every single set bonus in the build was useful in obtaining a goal for the build. I just could not have made it better.

My AR Device could solo 4/8 NOW. I only imagined how rock solid it would have been with i24 coming out.

Dam I'm retarded for letting a stupid game affect my emotions. But I can't help it. I'm a grown man with a wife, kids and a home and I'm in tears over a god dam game. In my 22+ years as a cop on the east coast in a big city I have seen so many crazy things that HAVEN'T made me cry. But this ****** retarded game does.. I honestly don't get it sometimes..

Started playing Online games when Ultima Online back in 1997, which was my first kick into online gaming. I played with a RP group called Shadowclan for years. It was a very successful RP group back in those days, it still is today but nothing compared to those beginning years. It was fun roleplaying a Orc. Players thought we were paid by the company. Players would bring Newer players over to the fort just to show them. We were required to be able to have the hide ability and some of us could stealth. It was fun when a new player was brought over and there first reaction was "No one is here". Then we would stealth in around him / her and appear. I could only imagine their reaction on the other side of the screen. It was fun protecting the fort from other players. Joining Shadowclan forced you to learn how to PvP fast. Some people hated that we would roleplay.

Since then I've played EQ, WoW, DAOC, Warhammer, Champ online and of course City of Heroes. I've joined shadowclan anytime I could when playing these games.

Anyways I've calmed down this was good venting and let me get stuff off my chest.

Good luck to everyone.. It was fun while it lasted.

I think, besides Dechs, Dragynn and StormyDarkness, you were the one of the best people that had helped me more through the years of builds and I regret never running into you in game. But I rarely logged into Freedom after I found my home in Virtue. Still, thank you for all your help and work and take care and if you ever see a Straenge in game anywhere, chances are, it's me.